• (n.) A colorless liquid, C7H8O2, with a peculiar odor. It is the methyl ether of pyrocatechin, and is obtained by distilling guaiacum from wood-tar creosote, and in other ways. It has been used in treating pulmonary tuberculosis.
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<chemical> An agent thought to have disinfectant properties and used as an expectorant. ... Pharmacological action: disinfectants, expectorants. ... Chemical name: Phenol, 2-methoxy- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Guai'a·col noun [
Guaiac um +
-ol .]
(Chemistry) A colorless liquid, C
7 H
8 O
2 , with a peculiar odor. It is the methyl ether of pyrocatechin, and is obtained by distilling guaiacum from wood-tar creosote, and in other ways. It has been used in tre...
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a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, CHO, resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
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